Lifestyles with Wren Britton | Fashion Culture

Lifestyles is a six-episode original short podcast series from The Museum at FIT. Join MFIT Digital Media Manager Tamsen Young as she sits down with people whose distinct expression of style is outside conventional fashion trends. Discover how they use clothing to define themselves on their own terms.

View images of our guests, and learn more about the Lifestyles podcast series, on our website. 

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Using flea market finds, thrifted pieces, and found objects, FIT alum Wren Britton creates truly inventive clothing and accessories under the name PUREVILE! He is influenced by a wide assortment of cultural touchpoints, including: Victorian mourning, comic books, New York underground nightlife, Queer icons and confrontational drag, the Brothers Quay filmmakers, and icons of the ‘80s, such as the British designer Judy Blame and the Blitz Kids. His work can be dark and gothic but also includes camp and humor! 

“You learn to deal with not always getting positive attention from people, but it also teaches you how to then be soft when you need to be and share yourself with people.”

Wren designs windows and visuals for many New York retail establishments and has DJ’ed at goth and new romantic nights around the city. And in his spare time, he enjoys making stained glass!

Transcript (pdf)

The Museum at FIT (MFIT) is the only museum dedicated exclusively to the art of fashion in New York City. https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum

Instagram: @museumatfit & @purevile